Chapter 6

When Bethany grinned her way,Dana knew it.They were meant to be together.

The movie turned out to be better than Dana expected.She got caught up in it as much as everyone else in the theater did.When things onscreen got a bit scary,she reached over for her friend’s hand only to find Bethany reaching back.There was nothing safe or childlike about the dinosaurs in thisfilm,and Dana loved every heart-racing minute of it.She gripped Bethany’s hand tight,unwilling to let go even after everything ended happily,and as the credits began to roll,she said,“I want to see it again!”

“Me,too!”Bethany glanced around,a wicked smirk on her face.“Let’s go to the restroom and wait until they start the next show,then we’ll slip on in and find seats in the back.What do you say?”

It sounded crazy and daring;what could Dana say?“Let’s do it!”